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aught

pronoun

  1. anything (antiquated)
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noun

  1. zero
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɔːt/ / /oːt/ / /ɔt/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht, from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). More at wight.

  1. At all, in any degree, in any respect.

    […] and if your love Can labour aught in sad invention, Hang her an epitaph upon her tomb, And sing it to her bones [...]

noun

Etymology: From Middle English aught (“estimation, regard, reputation”), from Old English ǣht (“estimation, consideration”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu. Cognate with Dutch acht (“attention, regard, heed”), German Acht (“attention, regard”). Also see ettle.

  1. Estimation.

    in my aught

  2. Of importance or consequence (in the phrase "of aught").

    an event of aught

  3. Esteem, respect.

    a man of aught

    Show some aught to your elders, boy.

num

Etymology: From Middle English ahte, from Old English eahta (“eight”). More at eight.

  1. Obsolete or dialectal form of eight.

    Seven — aught — aught tines on the antlers. By G—d, a hart of aught tines, and the first of the season!

pron

Etymology: From Middle English aught, ought, from Old English āht, āwiht, from ā (“always", "ever”) + wiht (“thing", "creature”). More at wight.

  1. Anything whatsoever, any part.

    for aught I know/care

    […] wouldst thou aught with me?

verb

Etymology: Originally the past tense of owe.

  1. Obsolete or dialectal form of ought